Cartoons have been castrated since the 1970s. By the 2000s they were largely off of NBC altogether.
Same with “afterschool” programming. Apparently salacious talk shows and court programs are edumacational for chil’run.
But who cares if they’re off NBC. It doesn’t matter. There’s tons of kids cartoons on other networks. Love those classic favorite? Great go to Netflix, Amazon, and Hulu. My favorite after school program was Barney Miller reruns. At least until Nickelodeon showed up with Danger Mouse and Mr Wizard. I’m sure there’s plenty of after school on the cable networks that aim at kids. Once again you’re fretting over a war you’re actually winning, you’re just looking in the wrong place. The broadcast networks don’t matter, they’re dead channels walking. What’s on them does not matter. Heck with the current generation of kids even the cable networks are in trouble, they live life on the stream.